City of Heroes Preview at Games Domain

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An account of a demonstration of the superhero-themed persistent state title by Cryptic Studios' CEO

By IGN Staff

Michael Lewis' run through of various aspects of City of Heroes has given rise to a preview that covers character creation, costume customization and cracking down on crime in the online conurbation of Paragon City. Here's a snippet on the latter as it pertains to party-based escapades:

Trial encounters are scaled according to the overall ability of your party. "We're trying to provide an experience for both casual and hardcore groups," Lewis commented. Some areas will be prohibitively difficult for all but the largest and most powerful clans, however. He described a whole zone the team has just introduced dedicated to an encounter with one of Paragon City's arch-villains. "It's a high level, powergamer type of place," he said.

City of Heroes urban milieu comprises several different geographical areas, each of which is classified as a City-, Hazard- or Trial Zone, with the last type playing host to uniquely instanced group-oriented adventures of the type described above. - Annihilator